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EPA considering 10 hemp pesticides

08/21/19 9:00 AM By Steve Davies

The Environmental Protection Agency will consider adding industrial hemp to the allowable uses for 10 pesticide active ingredients, the agency announced Wednesday.

Chinese delegation visits AMVAC Chemical Corporation

06/26/19 10:22 AM By Brad Hooker

A delegation from China’s Ministry of Agriculture toured the Los Angeles factory of American Vanguard’s agrochemical branch last week.

Pesticide industry appeals for tariff exemption, warning of price hit

06/26/19 6:40 AM By Philip Brasher

Glyphosate is one of 28 pesticide product lines that President Trump is threatening to hit with tariffs of up to 25% starting next month. The crop protection industry is asking for exclusions and warning that costs could rise for manufacturers and farmers.

Washington Week Ahead: Trump looks to jump-start trade agenda in Japan

06/23/19 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher

President Donald Trump and his top trade negotiator head to the Group of 20 summit in hopes of re-starting negotiations with China before the trade war escalates further while simultaneously making progress in talks with the Japanese on reducing their barriers to U.S. farm exports.

CDPR: California pesticide use dropped in 2017

06/19/19 9:37 AM By Steve Davies

Agricultural pesticide use in California declined 1.9 percent in 2017 — or about 3.7 million pounds — according to the California Department of Pesticide Regulation.

California agencies unveil proposals to replace chlorpyrifos

05/22/19 9:30 AM By Brad Hooker

After initiating a ban on chlorpyrifos, California agency officials propose several different alternatives and a task force to study the issue.

California’s ban on chlorpyrifos passes first committee

04/10/19 10:46 PM By Brad Hooker

A California Senate bill calling for a complete ban on the broad-spectrum pesticide chlorpyrifos passed the Health committee yesterday by a vote of 5-1, with three members abstaining, and will now be heard in the committee for Environmental Quality.

EPA considering limiting state dicamba restrictions

03/27/19 5:10 AM By Steve Davies

EPA is asking for comments on whether it should continue to allow states to restrict pesticide use based on local conditions — something states have done in the past two years to prevent damage to off-target crops and other plants from dicamba drift.

Report: Ag commissioners should recommend more pesticide alternatives

03/21/19 5:49 PM

A new report charges that county ag commissioners throughout California are issuing too many permits for “toxic pesticides” and should encourage more alternative treatments to protect the state’s high-value specialty crops. But critics are firing back, suggesting that the authors ignored key components of the way pesticides are regulated and approved.

PRIA clears House by unanimous vote

02/27/19 5:20 AM By Steve Davies

The House of Representatives has joined the Senate in reauthorizing the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act, often called PRIA 4 because it’s the fourth iteration of legislation that helps fund EPA’s pesticide program through registration and maintenance fees.

Opinion: Conservation makes economic sense for dairy farmers, even in a weak agricultural economy

U.S. dairy farmers are finally experiencing some price relief after four years of an economic downturn in which many farmers struggled to break even. But ongoing economic pressures will require farmers to leave no stone unturned as they seek to become more resilient.

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